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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dr. Conrad want tested when Billy reappeared in the hospital for the same symptoms? The family car and Billy's __________.

2. What was the color of Turner's skin, according to his doctor? ________ orange.

3. Those who are known to be carriers are legally barred from having a role in the ____________ industry.

4. What else contained the poison to which the men had been exposed, something that was not realized until further inspection?

5. What was found on the lungs of all of the children who complained of feeling sick?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did a German scientist discover about aspirin in 1874, according to the book?

2. How does a person contract anthrax if they come across it in the world?

3. What was the event that Herman had attended which led the doctor to the appropriate diagnosis?

4. Who were the people to become ill after eating lunch together, more ill than the ones with whom they dined?

5. What were the different diagnoses that the woman who went into the Dallas hospital had when she began her treatment?

6. What were the severe symptoms that the woman had when she was admitted to the hospital before she died?

7. How is the disease of typhoid fever spread, according to those who have studied it in the medical world?

8. What did Billy receive as treatment when he was first admitted and then discharged to home?

9. When Donald Hoffman went to his doctor, what was the doctor's diagnosis when he saw the itchy sore?

10. What was the eventual diagnosis for the condition from which the woman suffered, even though it was never clear whether or not the diagnosis was correct?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Food workers who don't take safety precautions can begin to cause troubles, like in the spread of hepatitis in the bakery.

Part 1: Why do you think some food workers don't follow safety rules?

Part 2: Do you think you would eat at a restaurant if you knew they weren't following safety rules?

Part 3: How do you think managers can ensure their workers are following safety precautions?

Essay Topic 2

When the men in the first case are stricken with a strange illness and turn blue, the fact they are poor might not have lead others to investigate too thoroughly.

Part 1: Do you think some people get better medical care than others?

Part 2: How would you react if you found out that a person got better medical care because they were rich?

Part 3: Why do you think certain people get better medical care than others?

Essay Topic 3

Food poisoning seems to be a common thread in this book, leading to many instances in which the illness is a mystery to doctors.

Part 1: Why do you think food poisoning is something that continues to happen in today's world?

Part 2: How do you think a person might be able to prevent food poisoning all of the time?

Part 3: Do you think that the health department is to blame for food poisoning?

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